PlainVitamins

OralBiotic

by NOW · lozenge · 60 lozenges

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 02921 8
  • DSLD label 313891
  • Serving 2 lozenges
  • 30 servings

OralBiotic by NOW lists one ingredient: 42 mg of BLIS K12 streptococcus salivarius K12 per serving of 2 lozenges. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.

What is in OralBiotic?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 lozenges. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

OralBiotic: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 313891, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
BLIS K12 Streptococcus salivarius K121 billion CFU at time of manufacture42 mgStreptococcus salivarius in OralBiotic against 34 products42 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 20 mg, the median 20 mg.42 mg

Higher than 94% of 34 products listing streptococcus salivarius (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 168 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313891 (entered June 20, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 42 mg of BLIS K12 streptococcus salivarius K12 (filed by NIH under streptococcus salivarius) is higher than 94% of the 34 streptococcus salivarius products that print an amount; 1 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 4 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Usage: Adults: Take 2 lozenges 1 to 4 times daily. Children (Age 2 & Up): Take 2 lozenges 1 to 5 times daily. Allow lozenge to dissolve slowly and completely in mouth and swallow.
Warnings
For children under 2, use only on the advice of a health practitioner.
Caution: Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication (especially immune-suppressing drugs), or have a medical condition (especially if immune system is compromised). Because some antibiotics may inactivate S. salivarius, take at least 2 hours before or after taking antibiotic medications.
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains xylitol, which is harmful to pets.
Contains milk.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
Storage
Refrigerate to maintain potency. Keep lid tightly sealed. Keep freshness packet in bottle.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 313891.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: FOS, Xylitol, Sorbitol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Stearic Acid, Strawberry Flavor, Natural, Beet powder.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K D (Kosher Dairy) Strain Verified; GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does OralBiotic have?

7 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 313891 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 60 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 02921 8
  2. Label 245611 Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 60 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 02921 8
  3. Label 205775 Entered August 23, 2019 · off the market September 1, 2023 · 60 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 02921 8
  4. Label 73857 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market December 6, 2018 · 60 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 02921 8
  5. Label 72471 Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market March 23, 2017 · 60 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 02921 8
  6. Label 50358 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 60 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 02921 8
  7. Label 13946 Entered February 25, 2013 · off the market August 24, 2015 · 60 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 02921 8

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names NOW FOODS (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

Where next?